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Tuna Ring with Cheese Sauce
Kind of a lot of work for a main dish made of tuna, but delicious.
Ingredients
Filling
- 2 cans tuna drained
- 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dill weed
- 1 egg slightly beaten – reserve 2 tablespoons
Dough
- 2 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cups milk
Cheese sauce
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cheese shredded
- dash prepared mustard
Instructions
Filling
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Reserve 2 tablespoons of the beaten egg
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Mix together remaining egg, tuna, onion, cheese, celery salt, & dill
Dough
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Mix together flour, baking powder, & salt.
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Cut in shortening until it forms pea-sized lumps.
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Add milk, mix together until it's all mixed up nicely.
Cheese sauce
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Melt butter on medium power of microwave.
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Stir flour into melted butter until all lumps are gone. Cook on high power for about a minute.
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Stir milk into flour and butter mixture.
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Heat on high power until it's boiling and thickens, stopping to stir every minute.
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Stir in cheese and mustard.
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Heat on medium power until cheese is melted, stirring every minute or so.
Assembly
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Roll dough into 10 x 15 rectangle.
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Spread tuna mixture evenly over dough.
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Roll up dough/tuna lengthwise (you'll end up with a roll 15" long).
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Pinch the seam and the ends so the tuna mixture doesn't spill out
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Place the roll on a baking sheet, seam-side down, in a crescent shape. Slash the top of the roll diagonally every couple of inches.
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Brush with reserved beaten egg.
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Bake at 375° for 25 – 30 minutes.
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Cut & serve with cheese sauce.
